NX has poise and polish but poor performance

The look of the Lexus NX300h, post-face-lift, is possibly even more outré than the original and probably even more divisive than before; but the performance of the car is very lacklustre, writes Declan Colley

Stephen Bayley, the renowned automotive art and design guru, was once asked by a motoring magazine to sum up what he thought of the various efforts made in the design area by Toyota’s luxury arm, Lexus.